Hawaii Beat: Rainbow Wahine soccer; Chaminade volleyball
Rainbow Wahine soccer team falls to 0-3 The Hawaii women’s soccer team remained winless after a 3-1 defeat to Western Michigan on Thursday at UH lower campus field. Sophia Bowman (5:06), Tessa Fagerson (19:30) and Irelyn Sheldon (42:51) scored in the first half for the Broncos (1-0-1). Olivia Dianda scored off an assist from Anuhea Aluli at 55:25 for the Rainbow Wahine (0-3-0). Western ...
The Rainbow Wahine women's soccer team suffered a loss, dropping to 0-3 after a 3-1 defeat against Western Michigan on Thursday. Sophia Bowman, Tessa Fagerson, and Irelyn Sheldon scored in the first half for the Broncos (1-0-1). Olivia Dianda found the net with an assist from Anuhea Aluli at 55:25 for the Rainbow Wahine (0-3-0). Western Michigan's Reagan Sulaver made a remarkable three saves, and Hawaii's Kennedy Justin contributed five goals.
In the volleyball arena, the Chaminade women's team made a strong start to their season by defeating Alaska Anchorage with a 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 win at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Lillie Hinton and Lilinoe Paschoal were instrumental, with Hinton producing 14 kills and Paschoal contributing 25 assists and three aces. The team, anticipated to finish second in the PacWest Preseason Coaches Poll, saw Hawaii Hilo ranked third and Hawaii Pacific eighth among the 10 teams in the PacWest conference.
Kyana Gabriel scored 10 kills for the Seawolves, with Haylee Lyons and Kelli Wright also contributing significantly to the victory. Cynphany Henderson led the Nanooks with 23 assists, while Sophia Cooper and Lauren Harris contributed 12 kills and 12 assists respectively for the Sharks.
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